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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Engineering Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | When systems fail unexpectedly, spontaneous attempts often produce more noise than insight. Hypothesis-driven Troubleshooting translates symptoms into testable assumptions and makes troubleshooting learnable. | When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 30-240 min | 15-30 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 1-6 | 3-12 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Hypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis Summary | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |